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A.D. 955 x 959. King Eadwig to the church of St Peter, Bath; restoration of 5 hides (mansae) at Olveston, and 5 at Cold Ashton, Gloucs., granted to the minster by King Athelstan (cf. S 414). Latin with English bounds

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Bath

MSS:

1. Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, 111, pp. 55-131, pp. 71-73 (s. xii 2)

Printed:

B, 936 ; Hunt, Bath Carts., pp. 16-17 ; Pierquin, Recueil, pt 2, no. 108

Comments:

Keynes 1985, p. 161, dubious ; Grundy, Gloucs., pp. 182-95, on bounds ; PN Gloucs., iii, pp. xii, 112, 114-15, 119, 121-3, 136-7, 139, 211, on bounds ; Finberg, ECWM, no. 103, authentic

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    • Cum Ecclesiastes noster non solum parabolis uerum etiam euidenti et perspicua re omnia mundialia friuola esse satis ostendit et mentis perturbationem, cur anhelando nititur cupido humani moliminis possidere ea que uelut umbra transeunt nequaquam reuersura, sed eo festinatius profitisci adgrediamur, quo finem mundi iam credimus appropinquasse. Unde ueritas: ‘Ambulate dum lucem habetis’; et apostolus: ‘ Que sursum sunt querite, non que super terram’. Quocirca ego Eadwig basileus Albionis monarchus iuris ecclesiasticis pre ceteris operam impendere curabo, quatinus meritis et precibus sanctorum eorum numero merear coniungi in celis. Unde et mansas .v. æt Æluestone et alias .v. mansas æt Æsctune, quas patruelis meus Æþelstanus rex obtulerat ecclesie beati Petri apostolorum principis, que sita est Bathonis ciuitate, iam nempe tyrannide abstractas, reddere procurat imperialis nostra potestas et in diocesim perpetuam eidem prefate ecclesie denuo immolat et nostra condonatio. Quo minus posteritas uiolare audeat hoc donum Deo et apostolo oblatum, omni regali sarcina solutum, salua expeditione, pontis et arcis munitione. Quicumque amodo hoc diripere uel in aliquo sollicitare temptauerit, anathema sit iudice Christo.
      Þis synd þara .v. hida land gemæru æt Alfestune. Ærest on hring wylle, of hring wylle <on> dudding dene, andlang denes on þa ealdan mær dic, andlang dice west on gerihte on smita pulle, of smita pylle west rihte on blaca ford, of blaca forde innan Hreodham, of Hreodhamme on Cildes hammes west ende, þonon norð on gerihte to Hreodwican on þa ealdan stræt, andlang stræt to Norðwican, of Norðwican eft andlang stræte to Billesham, of Billeshamme eft on gerihte innan myccla pyll, of myccla pylle on smala pyll, andlang pylles on hwita gærstun, of hwita gæ<r>stune on ða mær dic, andla<n>g dice to mormæde norð hyrnan, þonon norð rihte on ða dic innan Hola pyll, andlang Hola pylles eft on ða mær dic, þon’ eft be ðære dic to ðære stænenan bricge, of þare bricge suð innan wærbyrdes croft, eall onbuton, eft on þa mær dic, andlang dic to mærcumbe, andlang cumbes midwerd to ðære ealdan stræt, andlang stræte to beadan healan, of beadan healan <est> rihtes innan rige cumb, norðewærd to ðære smalan æc, of þare æc andlang cumbes to pislege, of pislege on doggi þorn, of þam þorne to eadingham, of þam hamme to fotmæle, of fotmæle est rihtes on wulf putt, of þam pytte on ða wogan æc, of ðare ac on þa foryrðe eastewerde æt langalege, of langalege to Wulf hricge, of Wulf hricge to Gren hylle, of þam hylle to mannes dæle, of mannes dæle to æccelcumbes heafdan, þanon west rihtes on þa ealdan stan reawe to þare ealdan bec, of ðare bec innan cucan healas on ðone æsc, of þam æsce on Scypacumb to þam broke, andlang brokes to ðam gemære, þonon þar norð rihtes andlang ludes cumbes to þam ealdan herepaðe, west andlang herepaðes to ælla treowe on hola wæg, of hola wæige to hafoc hylle, of hafoc hylle be þare ealdan dic eft on hring wylle.
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    • De Alvestona . et Æisctona . Cum æcclesiastes noster non solum parabolis verum etiam evidenti et perspicua re omnia mundialia frivola esse satis ostenderit et mentis perturbationem . Cur anhelando nititur cupido humani moliminis possidere ea quæ velut umbra transeunt nequaquam reversura . Set eo festinatus proficisci adgrediamur . quo finem mundi jam credimus appropinquasse . Unde veritas . 'Ambulate dum lucem habetis' 1 . Et apostolus . 'Quæ sursum sunt quærite . non quæ super terram' 2 . Quocirca ego Eadwig basileus Albionis monarchus . viris ecclesiasticis præ cæteris operam impendere curabo . quatinus meritis et precibus sanctourm eorum numero merear conjungi in cælis . Vnde et mansas . V . æt Ælvestune . et alias . V . mansas æt Æsctune . quas patruelis meus Æˇelstanus rex obtulerat æcclesiæ beati Petri apostolorum principis . quæ sita est Bathonis civitate . jam nuper tyrannide abstractas . reddere procurat imperialis nostra potestas . et in diocesim perpetuam eidem præfatæ æcclesiæ denuo immolat et nostra condonatio . Quominus posteritas violare audeat hoc donum Deo et apostolo oblatum . omni regali sarcina solutum . salva expeditione . pontis . et arcis . munitione . Quicumque amodo hoc diripere vel in aliquo sollicitare temptaverit . anathema sit judice Christo . Divisiones Ælvestona . ˝is synd ˇara . V . hida land gemæru æt Alfestune . Ærest on hring wylle . of hring wylle duddingdene . andlang denes on ˇa ealdan mær dic . andlang dice west on gerihte on smita pull . of smita pylle west rihte on blaca ford . of blaca forda innan hreodham . of hreodhamme on cildes hammes west ende . ˇonne nor∂ on gerihte to hreodwican on ˇa ealdan stræt . and lang stræt to nor∂wican . of nor∂wican eft and lang strete to billes ham . of billes hamme eft on gerihte innan myccla pyll . of myccla pylle on smala pyll . andlang pylles on hwita gærstune . of hwita gæ[r]stune on ∂a mær dic . andlang dice to mormæde nor∂ hyrnan . ˇonn nor∂ rihte on ∂a dic innan hola pyll . and lang hola pylles eft on ∂a mær dic . ∂onne eft be ∂ære dic to ∂ær stanenan bricge . of ˇære bricge su∂ innan wærbyrdes croft . eall on buton . eft on ˇa mær dic . and lang dic to mærcumbe . and lang cumbes midwerd to ∂ære ealdan stræt . andlang stræte to beadan healan . of beadan healan est rihtes innan rige cumb nor∂e wærd to ˇære smalan æc . of ˇære æc andlang cumbes to pislege . Of pislege on doggiˇorn . Of ˇam ˇorne to eadingham . of ˇam hamme to fotmæle . of fotmæle est rihtes on wulfputt . of ˇam pytte on ∂a wogan æc . of ∂ære ac on ˇa foryr∂e eastewerde æt langalege . Of langalege to wulfhricge . of wulfhricge to grenhylle . of ˇam hylle to mannes dæle . of mannes dæle to æccelcumbes heafdan . ˇanon west rihtes on ˇa ealdan stan reawe to ˇare ealdan bec . Of ∂are bec innan cucan healas on ∂one æsc . of ˇam æsce on scypa cumb to ˇam broke . Andlang brokes to ∂am gemære . ˝onne ˇar nor∂rihtes andlang ludescumbes to ˇam ealdan herepa∂e . west andlang herepa∂es to ælla treowe . on hola wæg . of hola wæige to hafoc hylle . of hafoc hylle be ˇare ealdan dic eft on hring wylle .